Garment construction



Filed May 18. 1959 4' Cw? as /1/ L E//VKE INVENTOR ATTORNEYS United States Patent O 3,038,164 GARMENT CNSTRUCTIN Cyrus Kleinke, 720 S. 22nd St., Muskogee, (Elda. Filed May 18, 1959, Ser. No. 813,779 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-108) By way of background it might be stated that in the construction of garments, particularly jackets, it is customary to provide elastic or knitted bands at the bottom or lower edges of such jackets for providing a snug fit around the body at the hips and waist line of the wearer of the garment.

The elastic or knitted bands are objectionable, since such elastic or knitted bands stretch and deteriorate, thereby losing their usefulness as a means for providing a snug fit with the body of the person wearing the garment, and rendering the garment unattractive and unsightly.

It is, therefore, the purpose of the present invention to provide a garment of the jacket type wherein the lower rear portion of the garment adjacent to the edge thereof, is formed with a fullness that allows the body portion of the garment to move freely and return to a snug fit with the body of the wearer at the waist line and hips, the fullness and cut of the garment compensating for the movements of the body of the wearer.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and cornbinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangements of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of a garment constructed in accordance with the invention.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of a garment wherein a tape is secured along the lower edge of the garment at the waist line thereof.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a fragmental elevational view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing in detail, a garment is indicated generally by the reference character 5, which garment is of the jacket type wherein the conventional inter- Fatenfed June 12, 1962 locking fastener 6 is used in closing the front of the garment.

As better shown by FIGS. 1 and 3 of the drawing, the garment is tailored with the lower edge at the waist line of the garment cut on the bias and inclined downwardly from the front edge of the garment providing an extension 7 at the back of the garment. A tape itl is secured along the bottom edge of the garment. The back of the garment is formed with a slit S, the slit being formed for only a short distance extending upwardly from the lower rear edge of the garment, as shown by FIG. 2.

The portions of the garment adjacent to the slit are folded laterally and sewed along the folds as at 9, presenting a fullness directly above the waist line of the garment, at the rear of the garment, as indicated at 11, permitting of upward movement of the garment at the waist line caused by movements of the body of the wearer, the rear lower edge of the garment returning to its normal position by gravity.

While I have shown and described the back of the garment as slit adjacent tothe lower edge or waist line thereof, it is to be understood that this fullness may be provided in many ways, such as gatherings, pleats, tucks, darts, or the like, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

In a jacket type garment, a body portion having an open front normally closed by an interlocking fastener, the lower edge of said garment terminating at the front centra'l portion at substantially the waist line of said garment and being inclined downwardly from the waistline from the front to the back of the garment, the back of said garment being slit upwardly from the waist line, portions of the garment adjacent to the slit being folded laterally in triangular shape, a line of stitching connecting the meeting edges of the folds, providing a fullness above the waist line and line of stitches.

References @ted in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 669,770 Steppacher et al Mar. l2, 1 1,112,387 Schneer Sept. 29, 1914 2,388,926 Mirsky Nov. 13, 1945 2,431,809 Koret Dec. 2, 1947 2,565,040 Murphey Aug. 2l, 1951 2,932,035 Latker Apr. 12, 1960 

